Bride of the Monster
About Bride of the Monster
At Willows House by Lake Marsh, Dr. Eric Vornoff and his mute assistant Lobo have killed men in an atomic experiment meant to make supermen. Reporter Janet Lawton crashes in a storm and is taken inside. Vornoff hypnotizes her. Professor Strowski offers Vornoff a return home. Vornoff refuses, and Lobo feeds Strowski to an octopus. Lieutenant Dick Craig comes looking. Vornoff dresses Janet as a bride for the table. Lobo turns on him, straps him down, and the ray changes Vornoff. The lab burns. Lobo is electrocuted. Police chase Vornoff into a storm, and a chain reaction destroys him. Captain Robbins says he tampered in God's domain. Bela Lugosi plays Vornoff. Tor Johnson plays Lobo.
Cast & crew
More about Bride of the Monster
Edward D. Wood Jr. directed, produced, and wrote it with Alex Gordon. William C. Thompson photographed. Frank Worth composed. Warren Adams edited. Shot from 1954 into 1955 after the money ran short. Released in May 1955 as Bride of the Atom, on a bill with Macumba. Banner Pictures distributed it. In February 1956 it played drive-ins as Bride of the Monster with The Beast with a Million Eyes. The listed length is 68 minutes. The $70,000 budget is the largest figure given for a Wood picture. Lugosi's last speaking role. Loretta King plays Janet. Tony McCoy plays Craig.
Themes
Look
William C. Thompson shot the swamp, the house, and the lab.
Music
Frank Worth composed the score.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The first title is Bride of the Atom.
- The octopus is the thing in the passage under the house.
- McCoy's father put up money. McCoy plays the lieutenant.
- The 1956 title is the one this file uses.
Scenes
- Lobo puts Vornoff on his own table.
- The lab's chain reaction takes Vornoff in the storm.
Quotes
He tampered in God's domain.
